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Poplarville Football Team History

Poplarville Hornets

Poplarville High School

1301 South Main Street Poplarville, MS
Stadium: Dobie Holden Stadium
Colors: Green & Gold
Coach: Doug Daniels

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1911 <-- 1957 <- 1958 -> 1959 --> 2024

1958 Season Highlights

Doug Daniels enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Poplarville.

1958 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 5	vs. Carriere *	25	13	W
Fri., Sep. 12	@ Lumberton *	39	12	W
Fri., Sep. 19	vs. Petal *	8	12	L
Fri., Sep. 26	@ Long Beach *	21	6	W
Fri., Oct. 3	@ Brooklyn *	6	7	L
Fri., Oct. 10	vs. Notre Dame *	6	13	L
Fri., Oct. 17	@ Bay *	19	0	W
Fri., Oct. 24	@ Purvis *	6	21	L
Fri., Oct. 31	vs. George County *	7	13	L
Fri., Nov. 7	OPEN

1958 Season Totals
Record	4-5
Points Scored	137
Scoring Average	15.2
Points Allowed	97
Defense Average	10.8
Opponents Record	65-32 -2
Home Record	1-3
Away Record	3-2

1958 DeSoto Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Poplarville	4-5	137	97	4-5-0	137	97	Doug Daniels
Waynesboro	6-4	248	135	2-3-0	121	77
Brooklyn	10-1	249	125				Fred Henley
Notre Dame	10-1	277	66				Charles Hegwood
George County	9-1	210	50				Herbert Ray Nobles
Long Beach	7-4	164	139				Paul Magee
Lumberton	6-4	191	182				Ed Reed
Purvis	6-3-1	176	88				James Mangum
Petal	5-4-1	179	158				Louis McKissack
Wiggins	4-4-1	109	97				Buddy Madden
Leakesville	3-7	133	184
Carriere	3-5	131	130				Richard Sansing
Richton	1-9	33	300				Billy Crosby
Bay	0-8	24	195				Lance Lumpkin

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Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History

Morris Higginbotham coached three different teams to divisional state championships in the 1950s. He won titles at Walnut Grove in 1952, West Blocton in 1955 and Enterprise in 1960.